diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts
index 8cd587b61a..8ebc9f6cb0 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe('authReducer', () => {
     state = {
       authenticated: false,
       loaded: false,
-      blocking: true,
+      blocking: false,
       loading: true,
       idle: false
     };
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ describe('authReducer', () => {
     state = {
       authenticated: false,
       loaded: false,
-      blocking: true,
+      blocking: false,
       loading: true,
       idle: false
     };
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ describe('authReducer', () => {
     state = {
       authenticated: false,
       loaded: false,
-      blocking: true,
+      blocking: false,
       loading: true,
       authMethods: [],
       idle: false
diff --git a/src/modules/transfer-state/dspace-browser-transfer-state.service.ts b/src/modules/transfer-state/dspace-browser-transfer-state.service.ts
index fd7c1e3e97..512d6aeb71 100644
--- a/src/modules/transfer-state/dspace-browser-transfer-state.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/transfer-state/dspace-browser-transfer-state.service.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { isNotEmpty } from '../../app/shared/empty.util';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class DSpaceBrowserTransferState extends DSpaceTransferState {
-  async transfer(): Promise<boolean> {
+  transfer(): Promise<boolean> {
     const state = this.transferState.get<any>(DSpaceTransferState.NGRX_STATE, null);
     this.transferState.remove(DSpaceTransferState.NGRX_STATE);
     this.store.dispatch(new StoreAction(StoreActionTypes.REHYDRATE, state));